Archive for ‘News’

  • Melby’s Market & Eatery sold

      By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Twenty-six years ago, Paul and Kay Legare bought North Waterford’s iconic Tut’s General Store and brought it back from the brink of disaster. They gave it a new name — Melby’s Market & Eatery —and worked countless hours to build it back as a central hub of community life, […]

  • By an overwhelming margin, Sebago votes to enter withdrawal mode

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Sebago is now in withdrawal mode. Voters Tuesday passed a referendum that will start the withdrawal process from SAD 61. The measure carried with 336 “yes” votes, while 58 residents voted “no.” There was one blank ballot. By state statute, Sebago will now formally notify SAD 61 via written […]

  • Conversation with LRMS Principal Matthew Lokken

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer If someone 20 years ago told Matt Lokken that he would someday become a middle school principal, he would have simply responded, “No way!” Although several family members pursued careers in education, Matt’s passion was science. “I love the outdoors,” he said. “I like the ecology, animal side of […]

  • Bill to honor Bob Neault clears first hurdle

    The Maine Legislature will consider a measure to rename the Naples Bay Bridge after Robert Neault. Neault, who passed away at age 56 in November, was a longtime Naples attorney with deep ties to the community. He served on the Naples Planning Board and the Causeway Revitalization Committee. He helped found the Naples/Casco Before and […]

  • Naples man seriously injured in crash

    NAPLES — A Naples man was seriously injured early Monday morning when his vehicle went off Route 302 and crashed in the Naples Shopping Center parking lot. Keegan C. Eldridge, 25, was found unconscious by a Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office deputy following the 1:40 a.m. crash. Eldridge was transported to the Bridgton Hospital with a […]

  • Compromise saves one side of Causeway granite stones

      By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer State highway officials, called out by the town on their failure to follow federal historic preservation regulations on the Moose Pond Causeway, have agreed to let the granite stones stay in place on the Pleasant Mountain side of the Causeway. A brown powder-coated guardrail with narrow posts will be […]

  • Withdrawal process — ‘It’s a negotiating tool’

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer SEBAGO — Lisa Johnson fully understands why residents here are adamant about reaching an agreement with SAD 61 to keep their community school open or they will seek to withdraw from the district. A former resident of Cornish, Johnson was disappointed when SAD 55 decided to close the town’s […]

  • Naples policy tough on personal property tax debtors

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — The draft for a Naples personal property tax collection policy drew mixed reviews, although it appeared it could be on a fast-track to be adopted in two weeks. One resident said the policy gave too much leeway and latitude for the Naples Board of Selectmen to favor […]

  • Casco contracts out social services in-take

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — Mostly as a means of freeing up staff time, the Town of Casco is contracting out its general assistance application process. The Casco Board of Selectmen voted, 3-0, for the town to enter into a work contract. Selectmen Calvin Nutting and Mary Fernandez were absent from the […]

  • Naples budgets for old town hall

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — There are “no concrete plans” for the old town hall building that has been vacant since sometime after Labor Day. However, the Naples Board of Selectmen would like a small, maintenance budget for the building. “We should put a little money aside for paint and stuff like […]